My Ponder Chair ...February 1st is my unofficial end to my winter (dormant) garden break which typically begins the first week in November. The holiday times and settling into the new year precede this time of garden planning. It just seems appropriate to begin now.
Each time I walk through my gardens during this dormant time of year, I am inspired with ideas and visual arrangements — even as neutral and muted tones are the rule of the day. I remember the summer before ... and the summers before that ... Colors, arrangements, blooms and new plantings.
Gardening offers me the opportunity to authenticate the seasons of change, of growth and of dormancy. It teaches me the importance of pruning, planting — and transplanting! So, today marks the first day of my 2008 Gardening Adventure!
I celebrated by subscribing to Country Gardens. It has been several years since I subscribed to any magazine but I decided that perusing my Country Garden magazine, during mere "moderately active" garden years, will bridge the gap between now and the time career training and graduate school are completed.
Each time I walk through my gardens during this dormant time of year, I am inspired with ideas and visual arrangements — even as neutral and muted tones are the rule of the day. I remember the summer before ... and the summers before that ... Colors, arrangements, blooms and new plantings.
Gardening offers me the opportunity to authenticate the seasons of change, of growth and of dormancy. It teaches me the importance of pruning, planting — and transplanting! So, today marks the first day of my 2008 Gardening Adventure!
I celebrated by subscribing to Country Gardens. It has been several years since I subscribed to any magazine but I decided that perusing my Country Garden magazine, during mere "moderately active" garden years, will bridge the gap between now and the time career training and graduate school are completed.
Life begins on the day you start a garden. ~Chinese proverb
